CROSSWORD PUZZLE

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1 Grazing area 4 Islamic mystic 8 Would rather have 14 Rock concert gear 15 Mellowed in a cask 16 Novelist __ de Balzac 17 *New Year’s Eve headwear 19 Offshore driller 20 Loses speed 21 Absorbed 23 Treats with a cold pack 24 Weather-affecting current 26 Vinyl record feature 28 Building sites 30 Comprehensive 33 France, under Caesar 36 “And __ what happened?” 38 Relative via marriage 39 Sprint 40 *Billiards stick 42 “SNL” alum Poehler 43 City near Syracuse 45 “Trees,” for one 46 Parting words 47 Compound cry of dissatisfaction 49 Agile 51 Common workday starting hr. 53 OSHA’s “S” 57 Indian royal 59 Powerful engine 61 Patty Hearst’s SLA alias 62 Florida fruit 64 September 2, 2019 ... and what the first words of the answers to starred clues commemorate 66 “Hannibal” villain 67 Jacob’s twin 68 Outfielder’s asset 69 Muslim ascetics 70 Sunrise direction 71 ___ Bo: fitness system

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1 Moment of forgetfulness 2 Online shopping mecca 3 Cook’s protection 4 Refuses 5 “That stinks!” 6 Fright 7 Suitcase tie-on 8 Kind of “Star Trek” torpedo 9 King, in France 10 Give some pep to 11 *Ground out on which the fielder needn’t tag the runner 12 Canal across New York 13 Rules, briefly 18 Woven fabric 22 Harry and William of England 25 Enzo’s eight 27 Slobbery comics pooch 29 Frequents, as a store 31 Get under control 32 Interstate rds. 33 Vittles on the trail 34 Prefix with correct 35 *Great Britain’s flag 37 Symphonic rock gp. 40 Ache 41 Infield quartet 44 Italian wine favored by 66-Across 46 Substantially 48 Cuts off, as diplomatic ties 50 Inform on 52 Big fight 54 Continue until 55 Jewel-studded topper 56 “I did good!” 57 Massage deeply 58 Rectangle measure 60 Mission Control org. 63 Olympic country code alphabetically just before GHA 65 Music majors’ degs.